With the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report warning of the inherent threat posed by a 2 degrees Celsius increase in average global temperature, engineers and researchers are desperately trying to find ways to reduce our damage to the planet.

One such way is through carbon capture, where we try to replicate the great carbon sinks of our planets – such as forests and oceans – in a bid to absorb CO2 from our atmosphere to limit the greenhouse effect. To that end, a team of researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada and several Chinese …read more

Prof Seámus Davis is set to take on the role as the head of a joint Irish-UK research programme split between University College Cork (UCC) and the University of Oxford. The Davis-led research programme will focus on direct, atomic-scale visualisation of electronic states in quantum materials, requiring high-tech, ultra-low-vibration laboratory environment found at Oxford.

Following his appointment, UCC said that Davis wishes to engage with researchers at various SFI research centres including the Irish Photonics Integration Centre (IPIC), hosted at the Tyndall National Institute in Cork.

If, for whatever reason you have been unhappy in your job for quite some time, I’m sure you can’t wait to leave the office and escape for a week or two over the Christmas period. Of course, this time is all about relaxing and catching up with loved ones, and you need to enjoy this well-earned break.

However, if you are already dreading that first day back in the new year, then I would strongly advise setting some time aside during the holidays to really focus on searching for a role that will make you feel fulfilled in 2019. To help …read more

Account-Based Marketing is all the rage. The data tells us why – because ABM works. To the tune of twice the ROI of conventional marketing. But there’s a big catch: the need for personalized content at scale.

Up to 10 new direct jobs and additional spin-out businesses are to be created by agritech company Farmeye.

NUI Galway spin-out FarmEye has created an online, map-based system for sustainable soil nutrient management for agri-consultants and agronomists to manage and monitor sustainable fertiliser usage on farms.

‘We in Ireland have a good news story to tell the world about the sustainability of our grass-fed meat and dairy produce, but without efficient management of farm-level data that story gets lost’

– DR EOGHAN FINNERAN

The FarmEye NMP (nutrient management plan) portal has been approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as …read more

Headline economic figures are masking serious threats to Ireland’s competitiveness, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) has warned.

In a new report the Irish Government’s independent advisory council, which monitors the competitiveness of the Irish economy, has made some serious warnings that policymakers and business leaders need to heed.

‘The loss of competitiveness in the run up to the global financial crisis left Ireland particularly vulnerable. That must not happen again’– PROF PETER CLINCH

Crucially, it warns that even without the dire prospect of a no-deal Brexit, there are signs that the global economy is becoming increasingly turbulent and international trade …read more

The acquisition of IQMS by Dassault Systèmes was more evidence of the resurgence in midmarket manufacturing. But why Dassault Systèmes? And what concerns did customers raise? Here’s what IQMS’ CEO had to say.